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Chinese symbol for “surrounding”

外围
wài wéi
Traditional: 外圍
surrounding

The closest CC-CEDICT match for surrounding is 外围 (wài wéi), defined as: surrounding.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

外 wài
out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
radical 36 ⼣ · 5 strokes
围 wéi
to surround, to encircle, to corral
radical 31 ⼞ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “surrounding”

WordPinyinMeaning
周遭zhōu zāosurrounding; nearby

Related words

Other words that share a character with 外围.

WordPinyinMeaning
另外lìng wàiadditional; in addition
此外cǐ wàibesides; in addition; moreover; furthermore
外国 (外國)wài guóforeign country
国外 (國外)guó wàiabroad; external (affairs)
海外hǎi wàioverseas; abroad
之外zhī wàioutside; excluding
范围 (範圍)fàn wéirange; scope
周围 (周圍)zhōu wéienvirons; surroundings; periphery

See also: Japanese symbol for “surrounding”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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